Service, Justice & Ministry Partners
HOLIDAY GIVING 2024
The holidays can be especially challenging if you are struggling, whether due to a job loss, an illness, or a personal crisis. Bringing joy and financial assistance to those in need will make an incredible difference this holiday season! All sign ups can be found online or on the bulletin board across from Fellowship Hall.
Remaining Opportunities:
Volunteer Opportunities at Salem Christmas Store
- Set-up: Dec. 19th, 4:00-7:00pm
- Volunteer at the Store: Dec. 21st, 8-10am or 10:00am-12:00pm
Mitten Tree
DONATIONS ACCEPTED: December 1st - 25th
Adorn the Christmas tree outside of the church office with hats and mittens which will be donated to the PROP Shop and Prairie View Elementary in Eden Prairie. Please avoid thin materials, as they tend to not provide much warmth.
ELCA Good Gifts
Purchase gifts through the ELCA World Hunger’s “Good Gifts Catalog” to support ministries in nearly 80 countries around the world: Gift ideas include:
- Purchasing a piglet for a family ($30)
- Sponsoring the tuition for a Farmer’s field school ($75)
- Help provide a safe birth for a mother and child ($750)
- Purchase an Environmentally friendly cookstove for a family ($105)
- And so much more!
Snow Shovelers Needed
Sign-up to be on-call for weekend worship
Sign-up the whole family to help only if it snows on your scheduled weekend! Sidewalks at entrances need to be cleared by 4:30pm on Saturdays and by 8:00am on Sundays. Snow blower and shovels are available or you can choose to bring your own.
Questions? Contact Mark Arvidson.
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Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity Project
NEXT WORK DAY: Saturday, January 18, 2025, 8:30am-3:30pm in Prior Lake (REGISTER)
Choose from ONE of the following jobs:
- Construction team
- lunch for the workers
- photography
No experience required. Minimum age 16 for construction volunteers. Not only do we build a home, we build community, putting our faith into action. Come join us and help make the dream of home ownership a reality.
If you are interested please contact Ruth Lunde or Lynn Swanson at 952.974.1689.
Hurricane Helene Response: Lutheran Disaster Relief
Hurricane Helene hit the coast of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Sept. 26 and has ravaged communities in the southeast, from Florida to Virginia. As the floodwaters have started to recede, the extreme devastation — especially in North Carolina and Tennessee — has become clearer. Your gifts in support of Lutheran Disaster Response help provide immediate relief, such as water, clothing, gift cards, tarps and other needs. Since many hurricanes also require a long-term response, Lutheran Disaster Response provides support on the long road to recovery with disaster case management, construction management, unmet needs, and emotional and spiritual care. The impact of this storm will continue for years. Lutheran Disaster Response stays until the work is done — even when it takes weeks, months or years, and long after the storm has faded from the headlines.
Gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response equip us to respond to this and other disasters, whenever and wherever they strike. Gifts designated to "Hurricane Response" will be used in full (100%) for those affected by hurricanes.
Wednesday Cafe'
Volunteer to serve meals and build community!
Volunteers are needed to prepare, serve, and clean-up an EASY, catered meal once/month. Approximate time committment is 4:30-7:00pm (flexible). Join the fun and share your gift of hospitality!
To sign-up or for additional information contact MaryKay Copp.
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Truth & Healing Group
During the past year the ELCA has initiated the “Truth & Healing Movement” as an intentional opportunity for the church to increase it’s understanding of our colonizing impacts on Indigenous people in the past and present. The movement is focused on providing opportunities to learn the true, and largely ignored, history and current realities of Indigenous people with the hope that by listening and learning, these truths will bring healing for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike.
At Immanuel, we have decided to start a group committed to this work within our own context here in Eden Prairie and in Minnesota. We will be meeting monthly over the course of the next 9-12 months to learn together and to form our own action plans for how we might be better neighbors- following the guidance of Native Governance Center. Learn more!
Have an Hour or Two?
Become an on-call servant!
We know your life is busy but we also know you have a heart for helping others. We can help! Immanuel often has opportunities to assist with projects that require a very limited time commitment. Consider joining our On-Call Servant email list! When a need arises we will send an email and if you are available to help, let us know. It's that easy! Send an email to MaryKay in the office and you will be added to the distribution list.
Diaper Squad
Support our partner Redeemer Lutheran as they help with a food shelf in their neighborhood. Donations ofbaby wipes and diapers of all sizes are needed - these items are in high demand for families accessing food shelves. Volunteers are needed to deliver diapers to N. Minneapolis the first Saturday of the month.
Community Needs Registry
Help supply needed items for our Ministry Partners by purchasing items from our Target Registry. If you click on each item, you will see details about which program or organization the donation will support!
All purchases will be sent directly to Immanuel for distribution to the designated organization. This registry can also be found in stores. Registry items are updated frequently based on needs and current donation drives. Check back often!
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